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Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a treatment

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Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a treatment

Scientists are running a trial to see if ibuprofen can help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus. The team from London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital and King’s College believe the drug, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a painkiller, could treat breathing difficulties. They hope the low-cost treatment can keep patients off […]

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Is coronavirus becoming less potent? Doctors believe it is weakening

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Is coronavirus becoming less potent? Doctors believe it is weakening

Rome’s ancient Colosseum is reopened as Italy gradually lifts lockdown measures (Picture: Reuters)  Italian doctors claim coronavirus has ‘enormously weakened’ compared to when it ripped across the globe earlier this year. Head of Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital Dr Alberto Zangrillo says the disease is now much less lethal and ‘no longer clinically exists’ in Italy. […]

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Australia investigates US police assault on its journalists at George Floyd demonstration

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Australia investigates US police assault on its journalists at George Floyd demonstration

Protesters approach police on horseback as they gather in Sydney to support the cause of U.S. protests over the deathof George Floyd, June 2, 2020,. (AP Photo)  Australia is investigating a U.S. police attack on two Australian television journalists outside the White House, the foreign minister said Tuesday, expressing “strong concerns” about the assault caught […]

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Trump threatens to end protests with military Declaring himself the “president of law and order,” Trump said he would act if local officials couldn’t contain violent demonstrations

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Trump threatens to end protests with military Declaring himself the “president of law and order,” Trump said he would act if local officials couldn’t contain violent demonstrations

President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself the “president of law and order” and said he would mobilize every available federal force both “civilian and military” as he vowed to put an immediate end to violent protests that have swept the nation for days. In a brief statement delivered from the Rose Garden of the […]

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Turkey deports 12 foreign terrorist fighters with suspected Daesh-links to Finland

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Turkey deports 12 foreign terrorist fighters with suspected Daesh-links to Finland

Turkish Security Forces continue to carry out operations against terrorist organizations both within the country’s borders and as cross-border operations, Istanbul, Turkey, Jan.14, 2019 (IHA Photo)  Twelve foreign terrorist fighters have been deported to Finland with an evacuation flight as part of Turkey’s efforts to repatriate former Daesh-linked persons to their country of origin, the […]

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No new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry reports Infections also fell to 71 compared to 96 the day before, with most detected in Madrid and Catalonia

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No new coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry reports Infections also fell to 71 compared to 96 the day before, with most detected in Madrid and Catalonia

A cleaner wearing a mask prepares a classroom in Barcelona.MASSIMILIANO MINOCRI The Health Ministry on Monday reported no new coronavirus-related deaths in Spain over the last 24 hours. There was also a further fall in new infections, with 71 confirmed positives since the previous day compared to 96 the day before. Since the start of the […]

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From Berlin to New Zealand, protests against death of George Floyd spread internationally

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From Berlin to New Zealand, protests against death of George Floyd spread internationally

Some 4,000 protesters in Auckland, New Zealand, demonstrate on June 1 against the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the United States a week earlier. © Michael Bradley, AFP As demonstrations against the police killing of George Floyd spread across the United States in recent days, protesters in cities around the world also took up […]

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Row breaks out over Italian doctor’s claim virus ‘no longer exists’

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Row breaks out over Italian doctor’s claim virus ‘no longer exists’

Alberto Zangrillo, head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. File photo: AFP Italian government ministers and health experts on Monday warned there was no evidence to support a claim by a leading doctor that the new coronavirus “no longer exists” in the country. The government is urging caution as the country prepares this week […]

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Children return to classes in England as lockdown eases

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Children return to classes in England as lockdown eases

Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils have been returning to school in England today Share this article via messenger 461 SHARES Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils have been returning to school in England today Children are beginning to return to schools this morning in an easing of the lockdown which will see […]

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Nationwide protests continue, many marred by clashes with police and looting

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Nationwide protests continue, many marred by clashes with police and looting

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that ravaged cities from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and flared near the White House. City and state officials deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down […]

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